aconsejar
to advise
verb ah-kohn-seh-HAHR Less Common
Origin: From Latin ad- + consilium (council, advice), via Old Spanish.
Also means
to recommend
Usage Note
Aconsejar is typically followed by que + subjunctive when giving a recommendation to someone: te aconsejo que descanses (I advise you to rest). It can also take an infinitive directly: te aconsejo descansar. The noun form is consejo (advice), and the agent noun is consejero (advisor, counselor).
Examples
"Le aconsejé que hablara con su médico."
Natural Translation
I advised him to speak with his doctor.
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